Total Crime Rate

282.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 282.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 42.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 10th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 101st highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (TA6 6LN) in the last 12 months was 282.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower than the Bridgwater South average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode TA6 6LN, the main crime hotspot is near Plum Lane. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in TA6 6LN area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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